Daily Headlines: January 3, 2008

* October 25^th- Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez predicts that the price of a barrel of oil will soon exceed the $100 mark.

Yesterday - Oil prices hit the $100 a barrel mark.

* Mexican farmers have protested against the removal of import tariffs as part of the North American Free Trade Agreement.

* The boom in applications for citizenship may lead to immigrants not being able to vote in the U.S. presidential elections this November.

* According to a recent poll, 57% of Brazilians would elect a female president, 32% would vote for a gay candidate, and a mere 13% would opt for an atheist candidate.

Sources- International Herald Tribune, Times Online, Los Angeles Times, Angus Reid Global Monitor, PRESS TV

Image- CNNMoney.com